Sensory Bible Stories

  Photo by Kit Suman on Unsplash A couple of weeks ago I wrote a sensory story about Moses, in a couple of weeks ago I was also self-isolating. After over two years of avoiding the inevitable, my positive lateral flow test finally arrived. Thankfully it came with fairly mild symptoms and also with a sense of gratitude for God’s provision. I was thankful that it arrived at a time where I didn’t need to cancel or rearrange anything particularly urgent. I was thankful that it arrived at a time where my body was already healthy and reasonably energized, able to recover easily. I was thankful for practical provisions, a safe comfortable home in which to recover, food deliveries already in place and offers of practical help. As I read the Bible’s account of Moses’ earliest days ( Exodus 2 ) one of the themes which struck me was that of provision. God provides Moses with safety while he floats down the Nile in a basket. He provides Moses with a new family and home with Pharoah’s daught...

 The afternoon that I went to get my second Astra-Zeneca dose I had time to kill on a high street for the first time in a long while. I ate a waffle, I bought some running socks from Marks & Spencer's and I wandered around a couple of charity shops. It all felt quite novel but for a long time I've found charity shops novel and interesting. A few weeks later I went charity-shop-shopping again with a purpose in mind to find some puzzles which the children at Church could enjoy during free-play. I found exactly what I was looking for, two beautifully illustrated animal-themed puzzles in perfect condition. A couple of years ago when I'd just begun to share Bible stories with our little band of pioneers I went to the charity shops armed with a list of resources which I thought would be useful for the task ahead. I found a toy sheep for the many sheep-related Bible stories, a boat for all the adventures on the water, and a baby doll. I even found a beautiful board book of Bib...